Montco Community College Freezes Tuition For 5th Straight Year

BLUE BELL, PA — Montgomery County Community College has once again frozen tuition, marking the fifth consecutive year the school has kept the same rate.

In a statement explaining the move, school officials pointed to coronavirus and a desire to help the school community recover in an affordable manner.

“Students and families only recently are starting to recover from the impact of the pandemic, and MCCC is continuing to do its part by keeping tuition and fees as low as possible to make higher education affordable for all learners,” Victoria L. Bastecki-Perez, the president of MCCC. “This is the fifth consecutive year Montco will freeze tuition and fees to help our students minimize and even, in some cases, eliminate student debt.”

Tuition will remain $144 per credit for county residents, and $288 per credit for this who are out of county.

The college is also offering tuition waivers to county residents and students who lost employment due to the pandemic, and who need to finish their degree to get a job. This is being offered through Montco Recovery Tuition Assistance Program.

The college also highlighted its Dual Enrollment program, where high school students as young as 15 can get a head start at earning credits and reduce future student debt.